Mineral: Fluorite
Locality: Bethel Level, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Dimensions: 16 x 15 x 22 cm / main crystal: 10 cm.

Description: Mass: 5800 g MIM number: 1435 Probable year of extraction : 1955 Aggregate of large, perfectly formed cubic crystals--smooth, lustrous, translucent and of amber color with a brown and blue border near the faces. Photographer: FMI / James Elliott; Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA)

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